Tim Duncan vs. Coby White: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Coby White and Tim Duncan to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Tim Duncan is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Coby White.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tim Duncan has better scoring stats than Coby White in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Tim Duncan averages 3.7 points more than Coby White in his 7 seasons (19.0 points against 15.3), and he also scored a total of 19,948 points more (26,496 vs. 6,548).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tim Duncan 19.0
+3.7
19
Coby White 15.3
7

Total Points

Seasons
Tim Duncan 26,496
+19,948
19
Coby White 6,548
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Duncan has a better career point average than Coby White (+12.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+5,130).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 20.6
+12.2
18
Coby White 8.4
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Tim Duncan 5,172
+5,130
18
Coby White 42
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Coby White 0

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 5
+4
Coby White 1

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 122
+99
Coby White 23

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 639
+510
Coby White 129

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 1,256
+944
Coby White 312

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 1,390
+974
Coby White 416

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 2
Coby White 12
+10

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 4
+4
Coby White 0

30+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 36
+36
Coby White 0

20+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 137
+137
Coby White 0

10+ Point Games

Tim Duncan 232
+230
Coby White 2

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tim Duncan 250
+245
Coby White 5

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tim Duncan 1
+1
Coby White 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 19.0 7.4 14.6 50.6 0.0 0.1 17.9 4.2 6.1 69.6 19 1,392
difference:+3.7+2.0+2.1+7.3+2.3+6.2+19.0+2.1+3.7+16.6+12+964
Coby White 15.3 5.4 12.5 43.3 2.3 6.3 36.9 2.1 2.4 86.2 7 428

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 26,496 10,285 20,334 50.6 30 168 17.9 5,896 8,468 69.6 19 1,392
difference:+19,948+7,963+14,973+7.3+971+2,548+19.0+4,993+7,420+16.6+12+964
Coby White 6,548 2,322 5,361 43.3 1,001 2,716 36.9 903 1,048 86.2 7 428

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 20.6 7.9 15.7 50.1 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.8 7.0 68.9 18 251
difference:+12.2+4.9+6.7+16.8+1.6+5.7+13.3+4.0+6.0+11.1+17+246
Coby White 8.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 1.6 5.8 27.6 0.8 1.0 80.0 1 5

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tim Duncan 5,172 1,975 3,939 50.1 5 35 14.3 1,217 1,766 68.9 18 251
difference:+5,130+1,960+3,894+16.8+3+6+13.3+1,213+1,761+11.1+17+246
Coby White 42 15 45 33.3 8 29 27.6 4 5 80.0 1 5

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.1
+7.9
199882
Coby White 13.2
202065

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 21.7
+6.6
1999NBA Champion50
Coby White 15.1
202169

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+10.5
200074
Coby White 12.7
202261

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.2
+12.5
200182
Coby White 9.7
202374

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 25.5
+6.4
200282
Coby White 19.1
202479

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.3
+2.9
2003NBA Champion81
Coby White 20.4
202574

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.3
200469
Coby White 23.8
+1.5
20266

Tim Duncan's additional seasons:

* Tim Duncan played 12 seasons more than Coby White in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 19, from 2005 to 2016—he averaged 16.8 points in a total of 872 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.3 ppg and his lowest 8.6.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 20.7
+20.7
19989
Coby White -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 23.2
+23.2
1999NBA Champion17
Coby White -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan -
DNP
20000
Coby White 8.4
+8.4
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.4
+24.4
200113
Coby White -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 27.6
+27.6
20029
Coby White -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 24.7
+24.7
2003NBA Champion24
Coby White -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tim Duncan 22.1
+22.1
200410
Coby White -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tim Duncan's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Tim Duncan played in 12 Playoffs and won 3 NBA Championships. In those postseasons he averaged 19.0 points in a total of 169 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 25.8 ppg and his lowest 5.9.